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Willard Tobe Hooper (/ ˈ t oʊ b i /; January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time.
Tobe Hooper was a horror film director, writer and producer, best known for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist. He died in 2017, leaving behind a legacy of 44 films and 11 awards.
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- Tobe Hooper and Mick Garris in Post Mortem with Mick Garris (2009)
- Producer/Actor Brian Ronalds, Director/Producer Lloyd Kaufman, Director/Producer Toby Hooper and Director/Producer Dean Ronalds screen their films at the International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival in Tempe, Arizona
- Eli Roth with Tobe Hooper at the "Cabin Fever" premiere.
- Directors Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, Stuart Gordon, Rob Zombie and Eli Roth at the 2003 Mania Fest "Masters of Horror" panel.
- Steven Spielberg, Tobe Hooper, Craig T. Nelson, and James Karen in Poltergeist (1982)
- "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" Marilyn Burns and Director Tobe Hooper, Bryanston Distributing Company, 1974, I.V. 0122782
- Frank Darabont, Tobe Hooper, and Mick Garris
- Tobe Hooper and Jessica Biel
Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, who realized just how terrifying a chain saw in the wrong hands could be and used the insight to make one of the most influential horror movies of the last century, “The Texas...
Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, the horror movie pioneer whose low-budget sensation The Texas Chain Saw Massacre took a buzz saw to audiences with its brutally frightful vision, has died. He was 74.
Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, who directed the influential horror movie The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, died on Saturday in Los Angeles. The LA County coroner's office confirmed the death to NPR, but did...
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Aug 27, 2017 · Tobe Hooper, the horror director best known for helming “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “Poltergeist,” died Saturday in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 74. The Los Angeles...
Aug 27, 2017 · A tribute to the horror director who made Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist, with his career highlights and controversies. Learn about his documentary background, his collaboration with Spielberg, and his later works.
